Tractor-trailer fatally injures Maryland driver

A collision involving a tractor-trailer recently left one dead and two
injured on the Inner Loop of the Beltway in Maryland. For as-yet-unknown
reasons, the truck drifted off the road and struck a man who was fixing
a flat tire on his vehicle. The vehicle was parked on the shoulder of
the road. The passengers in the vehicle - a 17-year-old girl and a 1-year-old
girl - were ejected from the vehicle and hospitalized with non-life-threatening
injuries. The man was declared dead at the scene.

Auto accidents involving tractor-trailers are a fact of life on Maryland's
highways. When these massive machines crash into automobiles, the smaller
vehicles usually don't stand a chance. Even tractor-trailer accidents
that leave truck drivers virtually uninjured can end in catastrophic injury
or death for the occupants of smaller vehicles.

The risk of such a disastrous crash occurring increases when truck drivers
operate their big rigs when they are exhausted, distracted or under the
influence of alcohol or drugs. If truck drivers do not act with the level
of care expected on the road and their carelessness causes an accident
to occur, a court may find that they were negligent. They can then be
held legally responsible for the consequences arising from that accident.

Victims injured in truck accidents - as well as the survivors of victims
who are killed - can claim compensation from negligent drivers for damages
such as hospital bills, lost wages and any pain and suffering endured
as a result of the crash.

The recent tractor-trailer accident remains under investigation. Maryland
State Police are requesting information from anyone who has knowledge
of the incident.

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